Elton John and Justin Timberlake ? or is it the other way around? Photograph: Getty/Startraks/Rex/photomontage

Elton John has said that he wants Justin Timberlake to play him in a film of his life, after performing so convincingly in the David LaChapelle video of This Train Don't Stop There Anymore. An announcement is expected soon. Hilarious! But, hang on, take a look at the closely cropped hair, the merest hint of a shallow quiff, the square line of chin, generous forehead, solid-framed glasses, lips barely parted in a smile. Suddenly we need help working this out. So, it's Timberlake on the right, right?